S-8 1 d568870ds8.htm S-8 S-8

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2023

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

DBV TECHNOLOGIES S.A.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

France   Not applicable

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

177-181 avenue Pierre Brossolette

92120 Montrouge France

+33 1 55 42 78 78

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

2023 Stock Option Plan

2023 Free Share Plan

2022 Stock Option Plan

(Full title of the plans)

Michele Robertson

DBV Technologies Inc.

106 Allen Road

Suite 400

Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920

+1 908-679-5200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Richard Segal

Marc Recht
Cooley LLP
55 Hudson Yards

New York, New York 10001

+1 212 479 6000

 

Arnaud Duhamel

Guilhem Richard

Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I.

15 rue de Laborde

75008 Paris France

+33 1 40 75 00 00

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company       

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 


PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

The information specified in Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the introductory note to Part I of this Form S-8. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the plans covered by this Registration Statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents filed by DBV Technologies S.A. (the “Registrant”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(a) The contents of the Registrant’s Registration Statements on Form S-8, previously filed with the Commission on October 22, 2014 (File No. 333-199513);

(b) The Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 (File No.  001-36697), filed with the Commission on March 2, 2023;

(c) The information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December  31, 2022 from our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (other than information furnished rather than filed), which was filed with the SEC on March 24, 2023;

(d) The Registrant’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2023, June 30, 2023 and September 30, 2023 (File No.  001-36697), filed with the Commission on May  4, 2023, July  31, 2023, and October 31, 2023 respectively;

(e) The Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K  filed with the Commission on March  7, 2023, April  13, 2023, April  20, 2023, October 16, 2023, as supplemented by the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on November  2, 2023 and November  6, 2023, and October 31, 2023; and

(f) The description of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares contained in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on  Form 8-A filed with the Commission under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act”) on October 17, 2014 (File No. 001-36697), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All other reports and documents filed, but not furnished, by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered under this Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. In no event, however, will any of the information, including exhibits, that the Registrant discloses under Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of any report on Form 8-K that has been or may be, from time to time, furnished to the Commission, be incorporated by reference into or otherwise become a part of this Registration Statement.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Under French law, provisions of by-laws that limit the liability of directors are prohibited. However, French law allows sociétés anonymes to contract for and maintain liability insurance against civil liabilities incurred by any of their directors and officers involved in a third-party action, provided that they acted in good faith and within their capacities as directors or officers of the company. Criminal liability cannot be indemnified under French law, whether directly by the company or through liability insurance.

The Registrant maintains liability insurance for its directors and officers, including insurance against liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Registrant has entered into agreements with its directors and executive officers to provide contractual indemnification. With certain exceptions and subject to limitations on indemnification under French law, these agreements to provide for indemnification for damages and expenses including, among other things, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any of these individuals in any action or proceeding arising out of his or her actions in that capacity. The Registrant believes that this insurance and these agreements are necessary to attract qualified directors and executive officers.

These agreements may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against the Registrant’s directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions also may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and executive officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit the Registrant and its shareholders. Furthermore, a shareholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent the Registrant pays the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these insurance agreements.

Certain of the Registrant’s non-employee directors may, through their relationships with their employers or partnerships, be insured against certain liabilities in their capacity as members of the Registrant’s board of directors.

ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

 

          Incorporated by Reference  
Exhibit
Number
   Description    Schedule
Form
     File Number      Exhibit      Filing Date  
  4.1+    Bylaws (statuts) of the Registrant (English translation)            
  4.2    Form of Deposit Agreement      F-1/A        333-198870        4.1        October 15, 2014  
  4.3    Form of American Depositary Receipt (included in Exhibit 4.2).      F-1/A        333-198870        4.1        October 15, 2014  
  5.1+    Opinion of Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I., French counsel to the Registrant            
23.1+    Consent of Deloitte & Associés            
23.2+    Consent of KPMG S.A.            


24.1+    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form S-8).            
99.1+    2023 Stock Option Plan (English translation)            
99.2+    2023 Free Share Plan (English translation)            
99.3+    2022 Stock Option Plan (English translation)            
107    Calculation of Filing Fee Table            

 

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Filed herewith.

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

A. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

B. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Montrouge, France on November 20, 2023.

 

DBV TECHNOLOGIES S.A.
    By:  

/s/ Daniel Tassé

  Daniel Tassé
  Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors, officers and/or authorized representative in the United States of DBV Technologies S.A., hereby severally constitute and appoint Daniel Tassé and Sebastien Robitaille, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys, with full power to any of them, and to each of them singly, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement on Form S-8 filed herewith, and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said registration statement, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of equity securities of DBV Technologies S.A., and to file or cause to be filed the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as each of them might or could do in person, and hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys, and each of them, or their substitute or substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 20, 2023.

 

Signature    Title

/s/ Daniel Tassé

Daniel Tassé

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Virginie Boucinha

Virginie Boucinha

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Michel de Rosen

Michel de Rosen

   Director

/s/ Mailys Ferrere

Mailys Ferrere

   Director

/s/ Michael J. Goller

Michael J. Goller

   Director


/s/ Danièle Guyot-Caparros

Danièle Guyot-Caparros

   Director

/s/ Timothy E. Morris

Timothy E. Morris

   Director

/s/ Adora Ndu

Adora Ndu

   Director

/s/ Julie O’Neill

Julie O’Neill

   Director

/s/ Ravi Madduri Rao

Ravi Madduri Rao

   Director

/s/ Daniel Soland

Daniel Soland

   Director

SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of DBV Technologies S.A. has signed this Registration Statement on November 20, 2023.

 

DBV TECHNOLOGIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Michele Robertson

Name:   Michele Robertson
Title:   Chief Legal Officer, Vice President